Antwerp vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Antwerp	Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1818	$3361
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4384	$7751
🏠 One person rent	$909	$2151
🏘️ Family rent	$1498	$3720
🍽️ Food expenses	$627	$750
🚐 Transport expenses	$143	$245
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2918	$4549
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	87	99
😀 Quality of life	91	94
🏙️ Population	529K	3.9M

The cost of living in Antwerp is 46% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 2669th and 65th ($1818 vs $3361) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 51st in Belgium and the United States, respectively. Check Belgium vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Antwerp compared to 1.4 months in Los Angeles. Antwerp ranked 2nd best city to live in Belgium vs Los Angeles ranked 14th in the United States, while ranked 196th and 74th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Antwerp vs Los Angeles

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	Antwerp	Los Angeles
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.4	$22.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$107	$90.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.2	$13.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.6	$8.27
☕ Cappuccino	$4.14	$6.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.47	$2.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$866	$2364
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$702	$1847
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1473	$4128
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1205	$3274
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$187	$205
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.1	$69.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.94%	6.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4402	$7753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3153	$6833
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.25	$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.2	$81.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.9	$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.88	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.41	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.46	$3.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$4.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.76	$7.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.8	$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$15.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.9	$20.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$5.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$2.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$4.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$4.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$2.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$2.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$1.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.07	$4.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.18	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.84	$3.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.9	$13.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.9	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.74	$9.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.06	$5.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.65	$2.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39	$68.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.2	$18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.8	$168
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.9	$31.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$110	$62
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$646	$1849
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21567	$26874

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Cities near Antwerp

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.9 mi	Mortsel	$1696
11 km or 6.6 mi	Beveren	$1804
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lier	$1737
19 km or 12 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1671
23 km or 14 mi	Mechelen	$1835
26 km or 16 mi	Zemst	$1791
28 km or 17 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1830
30 km or 19 mi	Herentals	$1512
31 km or 19 mi	Dendermonde	$1571
32 km or 20 mi	Lokeren	$1745
32 km or 20 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$2224
32 km or 20 mi	Hoogstraten	$1701
32 km or 20 mi	Vilvoorde	$1732
35 km or 22 mi	Roosendaal	$2175
39 km or 24 mi	Schaerbeek	$1854
39 km or 24 mi	Turnhout	$1639
39 km or 24 mi	Herent	$1823
40 km or 25 mi	Aarschot	$1794
41 km or 25 mi	Aalst	$1846
41 km or 25 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1758
41 km or 26 mi	Brussels	$2028
42 km or 26 mi	Geel	$1729
42 km or 26 mi	Etten-Leur	$2057
43 km or 27 mi	Anderlecht	$1889
43 km or 27 mi	Leuven	$1867
44 km or 27 mi	Dilbeek	$1858
45 km or 28 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1876
45 km or 28 mi	Forest	$1931
45 km or 28 mi	Tervuren	$1845
46 km or 29 mi	Scherpenheuvel-Zichem	$1742
46 km or 29 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1847
48 km or 30 mi	Goes	$2374
49 km or 30 mi	Breda	$2087
49 km or 31 mi	Overijse	$1816
49 km or 31 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1870
50 km or 31 mi	Ninove	$1768
51 km or 32 mi	Ghent	$1811
52 km or 33 mi	Diest	$1726
55 km or 34 mi	Halle	$1835
56 km or 35 mi	Waterloo	$2025

Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2803
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2786
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2844
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2780
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2722
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2940
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2952
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2764
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3132
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2728
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3036
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2739
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2762
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3656
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$2947
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2917
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2807
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2822
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3002
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3706
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2758
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3288
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2650
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2856
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3119
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$2970
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2855
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2794
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2769
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2731
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3004
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2810
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3122
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3008
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2725
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2682
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3595
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2788
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3191
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2927